Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 1 July 1925.
Mr George Buchanan
, Glasgow Gorbals
My point is this, that this sugar beet subsidy was granted for the purpose of helping to solve the problem of unemployment, and, if a Department goes abroad, it immediately affects the figures of the Ministry of Labour and unemployment insurance, and, surely, the Minister of Labour has some ground for intervening on a matter which affects employment in that way?
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
